Taylors Hill weather in December

In December, Taylors Hill sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 53 mm of rain across 7.3 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 24 min at the start of December to 14 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Taylors Hill's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Taylors Hill's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
12°
9th coldest
Rainfall
53 mm
7.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
5:59 AM – 8:35 PM
Cloud cover
60%
4th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Taylors Hill is suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical December day in Taylors Hill reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°C warmer than November and about 2°C cooler than January.

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Taylors Hill weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 14°45614.37.5
Feb25° / 14°425.513.57.5
Mar23° / 13°294.612.37.7
Apr20° / 10°396.411.16.7
May16° / 367.2105.3
Jun14° / 438.89.44.0
Jul13° / 369.19.73.7
Aug14° / 439.710.54.2
Sep16° / 519.911.75.1
Oct19° / 559.4136.1
Nov21° / 10°568.6146.6
Dec23° / 12°537.314.67.3

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24258
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84357
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Taylors Hill gets around 53 mm of rain over 7.3 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 24% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 82% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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Wind in December

Winds average 13 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

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Daylight runs from about 14 h 24 min at the start of December to 14 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 5:58 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 8:23 PM to 8:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.45:588:23
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.81 kWh/m² to a high of 7.21 kWh/m² in January across the year — December's 6.98 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Taylors Hill

In seasonPeak

In December, Taylors Hill sits inside its cyclone season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Taylors Hill sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Cyclone
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Taylors Hill?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

7.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

December is one of the better times to visit Taylors Hill for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Taylors Hill in December

From December's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In December, Taylors Hill sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 7 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Taylors Hill in December

The nearest coast averages about 19°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 21 km away) is warmest in February at about 21°C and coldest in August near 11°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jan 15 to Mar 11 — about 1.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan20Refreshing
Feb21Refreshing
Mar20Cool
Apr18Cool
May15Cool
Jun13Bracing
Jul12Bracing
Aug11Bracing
Sep12Bracing
Oct14Bracing
Nov17Cool
Dec19Cool

UV index in Taylors Hill in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Taylors Hill peaks around December 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb10Extreme
Mar8Very high
Apr5Moderate
May3Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct8Very high
Nov10Very high
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Taylors Hill?

Taylors Hill sits at 37.7°S, 144.8°E, 117 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Hillside, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Taylors Hill

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Taylors Hill.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Taylors Hill has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m around an average of 106 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 352 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,157 m.

The land around Taylors Hill is covered by artificial surfaces (73%) within 3 km, grassland (50%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (42%) and trees (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
91 m
16 km
352 m
80 km
1,157 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Hillside 2.0 km · Taylors Lakes 3.0 km · Caroline Springs 4.0 km · Saint Albans 5.0 km · St Albans 6.0 km · Deer Park 6.0 km · Keilor East 10 km · Sunshine West 11 km

Australia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type I
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 90% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$65,130
2025
Happiness
6.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
0.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
4.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
none 38%Roman Catholic 20%Protestant 18%other Christian 4%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Taylors Hill (-37.7099°, 144.7548°, elevation 117 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).